I bought two books from Amazon and I think they're pretty good.
Applied Microsoft .Net Framework Programming
by Jeffrey Richter
This book gives you the low-level details about how the framework works and why it was built the way it is.
And,
Programming Windows with C#: Core Reference
by Charles Petzold
You'll know the author if you've done windows programming with C in the past. This book basically teaches you how to build windows forms programs with C#. It's a good read because the author isn't boring.
For web programming I use ASP.NET Unleashed. It's a good book but the index sucks.
For Windows programming I use Programming Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (Core Reference).
I've used VB 6 and ASP in the past and I was worried that it would be difficult to learn .NET programming. However, with the books above I was coding within a week. .NET programming isn't that bad. I'm still run into problems only because I lack experience with the technology. But I come to this forum to find the answers to my problem.
What exactly are you looking for? .NET framework information? C#? VB.NET? I'm recommend anything from O'Reilly. I've always read and loved their books.
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